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Delivering and Evaluating Lecture Recording Delivering and evaluating lecture recording Digital transformation of learning and teaching at the University of Edinburgh Foreword The University of Edinburgh has targeted an improved student digital experience by investing several million pounds in a state-of-the-art lecture recording system that has covered over 300 rooms in less than three years. Our approach is based on being widely flexible and enabling choices of formats and pedagogy. The ability to watch lectures again as an aid to revision is Melissa Highton immensely popular with our students and capturing video Director of Learning, Teaching and and audio recordings of lectures at scale will supplement Web Services the rich set of online resources that already exist to support Assistant Principal Online Learning learning. There are many proven benefits to making recordings of lectures available including supporting students for whom English is not a first language and ensuring that our face- -to-face lectures are available in an alternative format for students who require it. Not having to take notes at speed allows students to focus more on what is being said and use valuable contact time to ask questions, knowing that notes can be reviewed and improved later. This brochure tells the story of the origin, procurement and successful roll-out of this Lecture Recording Programme and the launch of the new service, Media Hopper Replay. It encapsulates three years of intensive team effort, meticulous planning and interdisciplinary support. Our learning technology teams have shown themselves to be expert in the jobs they do. As an organisation we gained a huge amount from the process: academic insight, student satisfaction, new research fields, communications strategies, technical know-how and a field-tested working model of how to complete a project of this ambition. I sincerely hope it will be of interest to you. Contents 02 11 21 Executive summary The right people with the Programme evaluation and right skills and knowledge research 03 The benefits of large-scale 12 22 lecture recording Communications The value of lecture recording at Edinburgh 04 15 Student-centred innovation Training 23 Student voices, academic 05 voices Governance and leadership 16 Policy 26 07 Key statistics The challenges of delivering 17 the project The right technology – Echo360 and Media Hopper 28 Replay A model of lecture recording 08 delivery Project timeline The University of Edinburgh’s strategy is to be a world leader in digital education We believe that by considering the widest Executive summary possible range of technical, academic, policy, and social factors around Project background lecture recording, we have The University of Edinburgh’s strategy is to be a world leader achieved a model for lecture in digital education, and to offer an outstanding student recording, and indeed experience to as diverse a group of students as possible. In other learning technology 2017-19 the University delivered a comprehensive lecture implementations that could recording service to enhance the student experience and be emulated elsewhere in part or whole. A large part bring extensive pedagogical and research benefits. of our ethos has also been Edinburgh is not the first university to deliver large-scale lecture recording, but to work as openly as we the scope of what was planned made it a challenging project which involved possibly can, sharing and engagement and activity with all parts of the organisation. The programme reflecting on our practice covered over 300 teaching spaces and was one of the largest digital audio- at every stage of our work. visual upgrades to take place in the UK. With that in mind we have The delivery of the Lecture Recording Programme was divided into three tried to make as many of phases to include replacement of old kit, expansion into new rooms, the our resources as possible development of an institution-wide opt-out policy, and integration with available online, and where Timetabling and Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) systems. A number of possible under open licenses. strategic choices were made at each stage, with the aim of ensuring the ‘best fit’ for the institution. As an example, we have made a useful collection of resources on copyright and open licensing for lecture recording available at: 02 https://open.ed.ac.uk/copyright-and-open-licensing-for-lecture-recording/ The benefits of large-scale lecture recording 03 Student-centred innovation Many of our students have complex lives and are balancing The recordings have study alongside caring responsibilities, or the need to work to really helped. The ability to go over an idea slowly and fund their studies. Recordings of lectures can lessen anxiety listen to it being explained has been about keeping on top of study and provide a safety net when very useful. It has really life circumstances prevail. revolutionised revision for not just me but many others on the course. University of Lecture recordings can Edinburgh student support a wide range of accessibility and inclusivity needs including those: • who are visually impaired • who work with a scribe to create text notes from lectures • who need support for neurodiversity • who may find physical attendance overwhelming • for whom English is not their first language • who are learning complex technical terms • who experience debilitating anxiety as a result of missing classes Lecture recording offers all students Recorded lectures are a useful an opportunity to watch again to back-up for the 38% of students* Recorded lectures are a deepen learning and understanding. who admit that they do miss the useful back-up for the Students can rewind and review occasional lecture. They are also material anywhere, anytime and popular because they allow the catch up on points they may have learning process to be reshaped and 38% of missed to support exam preparation blended with other digital resources. and aid learning. We identified many areas where students who admit that they do miss the lecture recording may benefit the wider university community, such occasional lecture as providing new opportunities for research, supporting pedagogical innovation, reducing the risk of lecturing as a ‘high-stakes’ activity, and better supporting students *The Sodexo University Lifestyle Survey, 2016 04 through stressful transitions. Governance and leadership The governance structure was designed to Transformation teams ensure colleagues across the University were Consultation and evaluation were embedded able to participate in the creation of the new into the Lecture Recording Programme from the service. start. Media Hopper Replay is first and foremost a resource to enhance learning and teaching Remit of the Programme Board – academic colleagues are at the heart of The Programme Board was chaired by Melissa Highton, implementation and students helped us to shape Assistant Principal Online Learning. The Board was the service and support implementation. responsible for the strategic oversight of the Programme and for ensuring that overall Programme goals were We established a range of forums to support met. There was senior academic representation on this the rollout of Media Hopper Replay over the Board from the University’s three Colleges: the College three years of the Programme, all of which of Science and Engineering, the College of Medicine and involve academic and student representation. Veterinary Medicine and the College of Arts, Humanities These covered technical, academic use, policy and Social Sciences as well as key stakeholders such as Estates, Timetabling and Edinburgh University Students’ development and evaluation. Participants from all Association. Colleges were represented on the following key strategic groups: Remit of the Implementation • Programme Board Steering Group The Implementation Steering Group was chaired by • Implementation Steering Group Anne-Marie Scott, Deputy Director of Learning, Teaching • Policy Task Group and Web Services. The Steering Group provided oversight on the delivery of the Programme including software, • Academic User Group integration, training, accessibility, scope, tolerances, service levels and completion of projects. There was • Technical Special Interest Group Senior IT representation from the University’s three • Engagement and Evaluation Group Colleges along with Timetabling and academic staff input. Remit of the Policy Task Group The Policy Task Group reported to the Senate Learning and Teaching Committee (LTC) and was chaired by Melissa Highton, Assistant Principal Online Learning. It made recommendations to LTC regarding policy for lecture recording, developing supporting guidelines, consultation and communication. The policy task group included representation from the Students Association and the University and Colleges Union (UCU). The resulting policy is owned by Senior Vice Principal of the University, Professor Charlie Jeffrey, chair of LTC. The policy development process conformed to rigorous guidelines, as set out by Academic Services, and continued throughout 2017-18. 05 Remit of the Academic Remit of the Technical Remit of the Evaluation User Group Special Interest Group and Engagement Group The Academic User Group was The Technical Special Interest Group The Engagement and Evaluation chaired by Professor Susan Rhind, was chaired by Euan Murray, Head Group was chaired by Professor Assistant Principal for Feedback and of Learning Spaces Technology, Sarah Cunningham-Burley, Assistant Assessment, and latterly Dr Michael
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